Motor Control Module

The MotionMonitorä’ includes an impressive array of functions to support motor control and stimulus response studies:

-   Generate visual, audio and tactile “stimulus” signals.

-   Mark time between events of interest using pressure and light switches.

-  Track the occurrence and timing of EMG response.

-  Monitor kinematic response with graphs of segment trajectories together with their linear and angular velocities and accelerations.  Compute values relative to any reference frame.

-  Automatic synchronization of all data collected during the trial.

-   Automatic alignment across subjects and trials.

The image below displays the EMG and kinematic response to a visual stimuli in the form of an IRED light switch.  When the switch was activated as indicated in the first graph, the subject reached to activate a pressure switch as shown in the second graph.  Shoulder flexion, hand velocity / acceleration and EMG data are plotted in the remaining graphs.